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Fri, 03 Oct 2003

Not that this proves anything

But it's an interesting graph:

Study: Wrong impressions helped support Iraq war (philly.com)

Krugman is: Public Enemy #1

Here's Krugman on Bush's reaction to the outing of the CIA agent:

An outraged President Bush immediately demanded the names of those responsible for exposing Ms. Plame. He repeated his father's statement that "those who betray the trust by exposing the names of our sources" are "the most insidious of traitors." There are limits to politics, Mr. Bush declared; Mr. Wilson's decision to go public about his mission had embarrassed him, but that was no excuse for actions that were both felonious and unpatriotic.

Everything in the previous paragraph is, of course, false. It's what should have happened, but didn't. Mr. Bush took no action after the Novak column. Before we get bogged down in the details Ñ which is what the administration hopes will happen Ñ let's be clear: we already know what the president knew, and when he knew it. Mr. Bush knew, 11 weeks ago, that some of his senior aides had done something utterly inexcusable. But as long as the media were willing to let the story lie Ñ which, with a few honorable exceptions, like David Corn at The Nation and Knut Royce and Timothy Phelps at Newsday, they were Ñ he didn't think this outrage required any action.

'Slime and Defend' (NYTimes)

 







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